Find out more about investment guru Rex Sinquefield, whose passion for chess brings a showcase club and the 2009 U.S. Championships to Saint Louis. The article also includes games from the Mid-America Open and annotations by GM Ramirez.
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Check out videos from the SuperNationals video challenge, hosted on USCF's vimeo page. All submissions will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a free
chess lesson with Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra
Kosteniuk.
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Jonathan Hilton recounts his experience in the Ohio High School Champs and looks forward to the SuperNationals and beyond. The article includes annotations by Hilton and the champ, Michael Vilenchuk.
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Help promote American chess by becoming a USCF Benefactor Member.
Benefactor Membership includes Life Membership, a special membership
card, and recognition on a benefactor page of our website and
periodically in Chess Life.
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On March 21, Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk gave a U.S. Chess Trust fundraising simul in New York City. Check out games, photos and thoughts from the event and get ready for two Kosteniuk simuls in Nashville!
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It's down to the Final Four of the State Champions of Champions. Battling for the last spot in the U.S. Championship are Ron Simpson of North Carolina, Mackenzie Molner of New Jersey and Sam Shankland and John Bryant of California.
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This contest requires you to identify the silhouettes of top American players. The first six perfect answers will get one-year WCL memberships and the first perfect answer gets a bonus: a choice between Dvoretsky and Aagaard books.
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The winner of the State Champion of Champions event (March 28-April 5, Internet Chess Club) gets a ticket to the U.S. Championship (May 7-17.) Tune in live to watch players such as Kudrin and Shankland fight for the last spot in Saint Louis.
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GM Levon Aronian took clear first in the Amber Chess Tournament (Nice, France, March 14-26). American contestant Kamsky tied for first in the rapids but finished in the middle of the pack in the overall standings and at the bottom in blindfold.
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The USCF is now accepting bids for vendor agreements for USCF Sales.
Anyone interested in submitting a bid must contact the Executive
Director Bill Hall at[email protected] by 5:00 pm Friday, March 27, 2009.

The Kamsky-Topalov grudge match in the Amber Chess Tournament 2009 ended in two decisive results: Topalov won the blindfold game and Kamsky got his revenge in the rapids, which is now leads with Aronian.
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